Benson High School students returned after honoring the men who stormed Normandy’s beaches 70 years ago.

Benson High School students returned after honoring the men who stormed Normandy’s beaches 70 years ago.

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Updated: 3:24 PM CDT Jun 11, 2014

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WEBVTT JUST HOURS AGO...A GROUP OF BENSON JUNIOR R-O-T-C MEMBERS RETURNED FROM A BIG WEEK IN NORMANDY, FRANCE. WE'VE BEEN KEEPING YOU UPDATED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE EVEN BEFORE THEY LEFT LAST TUESDAY FOR THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY INVASION. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S CHINH DOAN IS LIVE AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD. NEARLY 30 BENSON JUNIOR ROTC STUDENTS WALKED OUT OF THIS AIRPORT WALKED OUT OF ROTC STUDENTS WALKED OUT OF THIS AIRPORT AMAZED, LOOKING BACK ON ON THEIR PAST WEEK. THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO HONOR THE MEN WHO STORMED NORMANDY BEACHES 70 YEARS AGO... TOOK THEM OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND INTO HISTORY.(elizabeth green: its more real and like if you're reading in a book you're just kind of like oh that happened until you experience it you're more likely to forget about it) INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE LIKE WHAT YOU SEE HERE.. LEADING THE PARADE AT SAINTE-MERE- EGLISE, THE FIRST FRENCH VILLAGE LIBERATED. THE BENSON JUNIOR ROTC GROUP ALSO SPENT TIME WITH OMAHA BEACH SURVIVORS. AND PAID TRIBUTE TO FOUR NEBRASKANS WHO DIED SERVING OUR COUNTRY. THE ENTIRE TRIP WASN'T JUST EYE-OPENING FOR THE STUDENTS... EVEN THEIR ARMY INSTRUCTOR, WAS LEFT AMAZED. (michael debolt: I served three years in the military and I participated in military parades but to see people come out on the streets and to thank you and thank our students and a crowd around you was incredible) AND THE GROUP MANAGED TO HAVE SOME FUN, TOO. THEY VISITED THE LOURVE MUSEUM AND EIFFEL TOWER. COMING UP IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES...WE'LL TELL MOST OUTSIDE OF THE D-DAY EXPERIENCE. ALEX, BACK TO YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO

Benson JROTC return from Omaha Beach

Benson High School students returned after honoring the men who stormed Normandy’s beaches 70 years ago.